Un estudio sobre la poesia y la cultura nahuatl, centrado en la figura del emperador mexica Nezahualcoyotl, escritor y filosofo de la epoca prehispanica. Mascaro Sosa examina la obra poetica de Nezahualcoyotl desde una perspectiva literaria, historica y antropologica, y la situa en el contexto de la poesia elegiaca y lirica de otras culturas mesoamericanas. El autor destaca la originalidad y la belleza de la poesia nahuatl, asi como su importancia en la construccion de la identidad y la memoria de los pueblos indigenas de Mexico. Un libro imprescindible para los estudiosos de la literatura indigena y los interesados en la multiculturalidad y la diversidad cultural en America.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.